I think the guy panicked. I think hit dog, saw the dog suffering, wanted to end its misery, and he panicked. I know animal planet has most of America anthropomorphizing a fucking critter on the planet, but it's a dog.

It was stupid to try to euthanize the the dog in this manner, even worthy of reprimand. However, it's not a case of animal cruelty in so much as he was trying to end the animal suffering. He just went about very, very wrong.

The knee-jerk attitudes here are a bit much at times.

Quoting: AmericanJedi

FFS, he was a cop. he is wearing a pistol. nuff said.

Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1238775

Agreed. However, some jurisdiction make a big issue of discharging your firearm. I am not arguing that it wasn't dumb, even neglectful but not innately cruel.

(GLP aka American Jedi)

Listen here you beautiful bitch, I'm about to fuck you up with some truth.Kenny Powers

If you steal the dreams of others long enough, sooner or later you'll end up in a nightmare.American Jedi

now that his name is officially, perhaps some animal rights dudes do the same thing to him?

Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1238775

Why didn't the loser cop scum use his gun is beyond me. He does need the same done to him what he did to that poor dog.

Quoting: Anonymous Coward 14736612

Come on people if you have been following these threads you would have known that the cop would have had to have about 5 of his buddies in a line to have hit the dog once with a bullet. Plus he was embarrassed that he hit the dog, he was Trying to cover it up lobloll... Oh god this is funny.

Suspend the bastard for being dumb. This is the reason why we carry a back up weapon people. Shoot the dog with it.

Quoting: Anonymous Coward 15616397

How about bringing the dog to a animal doctor ? That's how we deal with stuff around here, in the civilized world.

Quoting: Anonymous Coward 23388967

i agree. If i was the cop and there wasn't a more important pressing crime going on. Put the dog in the back of the cruiser and take it to a 24 hour vet. OR at least shoot it. Sure he would have some explain to do, and paperwork.

beats it over head, waits around, trys to crush skull with boot, comes back after dog is still alive, beats it some more

Why are our police becoming more and more brutal everyday? This poor animal. I HATE people who are mean to animals.

I hope this dog is in a wonderful place with all the treats and squeak toys its little heart desires. I hope this dog has no recollection of the horrible event that ended its precious life. I hope the dog is running through fields of the most wonderful flowers to sniff. I hope this dog has unlimited tennis balls or frisbees to chase...whichever the little guy likes more. I hope this dog has the best dreams when it sleeps and never has to feel any heartache or pain again. I hope this dogs heaven is the most wonderful heaven in the universe where the dog will have a forever home that it can fill with love and have a universe of love in return. RIP little guy! While this world may not have treated you well I am sure you brought happiness to many while you were here!

The woman said she watched the supervisor extend his baton and then strike the dog in the head. She says she had to turn her head and look away, but continued to hear the thumping as the metal club impacted its skull.

It's a fucking god damned shame there is public outrage when it happens to a dog but not when it happens to a human.

Quoting: Anonymous Coward 23407913

If you can't feel sympathy for a suffering animal your really unlikely to feel it for a human, in fact it's justabout impossible. Sociopathic murderers always start with animals and work their way up. Your phoney outrage is prettytransparent. It's not about having sympathy for one or the other, it's about having it for both.